"It's on road ability suits the type of daily commuting a vehicle could normally expect to encounter. The ride is comfortable, yet well controlled over almost any road surface, while the handling is more surefooted on the highway," they said. "It's just as much at home in city traffic or squeezing into a tight parking spot.
"Civic looks and feels like a more expensive car."
Honda Australia Managing Director and CEO, Yasuhide Mizuno, said Honda was pleased to win the the award.
"My thanks go to the Australia's Best Cars judges," he said. "Winning an award of this kind is true reflection of the Civic's style, quality and affordability."
"The Civic has been a Honda favourite for many years and it contains our unique and advanced technology in an affordable package."
The Civic sedan is available in four models - the Civic VTi from $21,490, Civic VTi-L from $24,490, Civic Sport from $30,490 and the Civic Hybrid from $32,990.
The Civic VTi and VTi-L is powered by a 1.8-litre, 103kW i-VTEC engine, Civic Sport by a 2.0-litre 114kW i-VTEC engine. The Civic Hybrid uses a combination of petrol and electric engines to deliver fuel economy of 4.6 litres per 100 km.
To learn more about the Civic range, visit www.honda.com.au.
The Australia's Best Cars awards are awarded by nine technical experts from the seven state and territory Auto clubs: NRMA, RACV, RACQ, RAA, RAC, RACT and AANT.
The Australia's Best Cars website is at www.australiasbestcars.com.au
